The New Orleans Saints have hired Gregg Williams as their defensive coordinator. Williams has coached in the NFL since 1990 when he was hired by the Houston Oilers.

He was the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans in the 1999 season when when the team went to the Super Bowl.

In 2000, the Titans were first or second in seven defensive categories (first in yards allowed and second in points allowed) and held opponents to 14 points or less in 11 games that season. That unit ranks among the NFL's all-time best in total points allowed at 191 -- the third-fewest allowed in a 16-game season behind the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers and the 2000 Baltimore Ravens -- and in yards allowed per game at 238.4.